Big Bend Gazette

Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 49-43 in Quinnipiac poll A poll from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday gives U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz a 6-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke. BY Alex Samuels, Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso (left), is challenging Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Marjorie […]

By Emma Platoff, Texas Tribune The San Antonio Democrat’s sentence comes after he was convicted of 11 felonies in connection with FourWinds Logistics, a now-defunct oilfield services company found to have perpetrated a Ponzi scheme against investors. Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, arrives at the federal courthouse in San […]

Texas Republicans in top races, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott, are running ahead of their Democratic challengers, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. By Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 41 percent to 36 percent in the general election race for […]

A Mexican reporter who has sought asylum in the United States for nearly 10 years was, along with his son, abruptly handcuffed and nearly sent back to Mexico on Thursday. Their attorney eventually halted the deportation. By Julian Agular, Texas Tribune Mexican reporter Emilio Gutiérrez has sought asylum in the […]